I took my daughter to visit Kaohsiung by high-speed rail. We got off at Zuoying and transferred to the Kaohsiung MRT. At the Formosa Boulevard Station where the Red Line and Orange Line meet, we made an effort to see the "Dome of Light" which was hand-painted by the internationally acclaimed artist Maestro Narcissus Quagliata and used that handmade glass made by the century-old Derix handmade glass workshop in Germany. The "Dome of Light", this public art work conveys the spirit of "inclusiv eness", using four major areas to show the meaning of "water", "earth", "light" and "fire", showing the life of a person in the world, from birth, growth, glory to The reincarnation process of destruction and then rebirth. Master Narcissus’s creation conveys the following concepts: “Through this work, I want to convey the value of human nature, the relationship between people, the environment, and all things; the realm of the unity of man and nature, and what the human heart loses in the struggle of hatred. " He emphasized that he wanted to "let visitors find a place to dream when they gaze at the dome, and provide a public art space for free thinking and imagination."
我帶我女兒坐高鐵到高雄玩玩。從左營下車換高雄捷運，在紅線、橘線交會的美麗島站，特別彎過去看看由國際知名藝術家水仙大師(Maestro Narcissus Quagliata)親手繪製，並由德國百年 Derix 手工玻璃工作坊製作的「光之穹頂」。這公共藝術作品傳達「包容」精神，用四大區塊來展現「水」、「土」、「光」、「火」的意涵，呈現出人在世界裡，從誕生、成長、榮耀到毀滅，而後重生的輪迴過程。水仙大師的創作傳達以下理念：「透過這件作品，我想傳達人性的價值，人與人、環境、及萬物之間的關係；人天合一的境界，以及人心在仇恨鬥爭中失去的部分。」他強調他想：「讓旅客凝望穹頂時，找到一個作夢的地方，提供一個自由思考與想像的公共藝術空間」。
Yanchengpu Station 鹽埕埔站
The Oujia drinks next to Yanchengpu Station, fresh milk tea with brown sugar and lotus root powder pearls are the signature here. We ordered lotus root jelly and kumquat lemon to relieve the heat and quench our thirst.
鹽埕埔站旁的藕家飲品，鮮奶茶黑糖+蓮藕粉珍珠是這裏的招牌，我們點了蓮藕凍及金桔檸檬來消暑解渴。
The red and orange Royal Poinciana beside the Love River are mixed with the yellow Golden shower trees, which make me elated.
愛河邊紅紅橘橘的鳯凰木，參雜著黃色的阿勃勒，真讓人心花怒放。
The Pier-2 Art Center was originally a Kaohsiung Port warehouse built in 1973. It used to store fishmeal and sugar, but was left idle due to industrial transformation. It was not until 2000 that the Kaohsiung City Government brought these old warehouses back to life, created a new life, and transformed them into cultural and creative industries park.
駁二藝術特區原本是高雄港倉庫，建於1973年，以前儲放著魚粉與砂糖，因產業轉型而被閒置；直到2000年高雄市政府讓這些舊倉庫起死回生、開創新生命，轉型為文創園區。
Had dinner at Zhongan Japanese Restaurant located at No. 65, Wufu 4th Road, Yancheng District.
在位於鹽埕區五福四路65號的鐘庵日本料理吃晚餐。
In Cijin, we also saw the yetaixi (Taiwanese opera), which is rare nowadays. I remember when I was young, I would play in and out of the bamboo frame or under the stage when people were not performing the show.
在淇津還看到現在難得一見的野台戲。記得小的時候，會在人家休息不表演的時候，在搭建舞台的竹架上或舞台底下鑽進鑽出玩耍。
A must-try when you come to Kaohsiung is to eat tomatoes and dip in a specially cooked sauce (soy sauce is added with freshly ground ginger, licorice powder, sugar and other ingredients).
來高雄必需來嚐嚐番茄切盤，沾特殊熬煮的醬料 (醬油加入新鮮磨製的薑末、甘草粉及糖之類的配料)
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